Nature and literature trip in Gangwon | Travel Course | K-Travel Mate

Based on the richly wooded forest harmonizing artificial and natural trees with Cheongtaesan Mountain (1,200m above sea level) as its main peak, this is a state-owned forest management pilot site where all kinds of wild animals and plants evenly inhabit the forest, giving visitors the feeling of visiting a natural museum. Located 128 km from the Singal point of the Yeongdong Expressway towards Gangneung, it is convenient for summer East Coast vacationers to take a break. It also features a forest classroom for youth mental and physical training, and the dense pine forest's forest bath is a place that anyone who has visited once is fascinated and seeks to return to.

Located at an altitude of 850m on Cheongtaesan Mountain, the National Hoengseong Forest Experience Center is Korea's first national forest education center operated by the Korea Forest Welfare Institute. Following the pine tree trail of Neulsolgil (exploration trail) that stretches towards the sky, visitors can enjoy the stress-relieving forest healing program at the Forest Healing Center within the Cheongtaesan Healing Forest. Various forest education programs are also offered for the development of ecological sensitivity and physical health for infants and adolescents. Additionally, visitors can see acorns and squirrels among the larch and Mongolian oak trees, and while walking looking for dogwood and birch trees, they can dip their feet in the valley. Families with children can have a great time at the Forest Five Senses Experience Center, and the barrier-free deck road allows people of all ages and physical abilities to fully enjoy the forest.

Opened in 1996, it is Korea's first herb-themed farm. The couple who established the farm came down to a deep valley in Pyeongchang in the year their ages combined reached 100, clearing a rocky field and planting herbs. Starting with 990㎡, the farm has grown to 33,000㎡ and has become a tourist attraction in Pyeongchang and the birthplace of Korea's herb industry. Herb Country Farm includes farmland cultivating herbs and flowers and a tourist farm where visitors can relax among herbs. Over 150 herb species, including lavender, sage, and buckwheat, are organized into about 10 themed gardens, each based on a unique story about herbs. The Palette Garden features colorful herbs and flowers, the Shakespeare Garden is themed with herbs mentioned in Shakespeare's works, and the Butterfly Garden is planted with melliferous plants favored by bees and butterflies, each with distinct characteristics. The restaurant and café offer herb-infused dishes, and the herb experience classroom allows making natural soap and scented candles. Cultural spaces include the Starlight Stage where famous Korean singers hold concerts, and the Turkish Gallery displaying Turkish folk crafts.

남안교를 건너 물레방앗간 뒷산 중턱에 자리 잡고 있으며, 생가터 가는 길목이기도 하다. 오랜 기다림 끝에 2002년 9월 7일 제4회 효석문화제 기간 중 문을 연 이효석 문학관에는 선생님의 작품 일대기와 육필원고 유품 등을 한눈에 볼 수 있다. 전시되는 육필원고와 유품 등은 가산문학 선양회를 중심으로 이루어졌으며 지난 5월 25일 해마다 있는 선생님 추모식에는 미국에 있는 장남(이우현)가족과 차녀가 참석하여 소장하고 있던 선생님의 육필원고와 훈장증을 기증하기도 했다.